Daily Republican., 1887-01-21
CITY COUNCIL.
A short session and bat Little Busanees
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| Transacted.
| The ifgalar weekly meeting OF City
Council was held last evaaing, with
President Gchel In the chair. The roll
was called and the n:lnute OF the lnst
stated meetioR read and approved.
The Printing Com mittee rem orted IN
favor Of awarding the contract Ia print.
Ing three hundred copies of the ann aal
report sf the Chief Engineer and Sur
Sveyor to Jamas & Webb.
The Oity Treaeurer reported q ba lance
of Sa9, 12.36 In tbs Union NATIONAL
| Sank TO the credit OF the city, aod q
balance Of e2s, ,J2s "a 10 the credit of the
park fund.
He also reported that during the p,ast
| week he had received the follOwipg
amounts: Tax Receiver Moody, Sl2)0;
Tax 9eceiver Kane, sif2b TCisy Audit or
Ball, $s31 81
| The Street Commissioner reportt d
that he had II mon and team employ.
ed on the streets of this city, with q
pay roll amounting 10 $1043G.
President Eckei announced that the
ordinance giving the Je nney Electric
Light Company psrmi ss;on 80 erect
poles and wires in this city had been.
Iapproved by the Mayor, and 10 now q
law OF this city.
A position asking that sphes be place d
on Union street. from eixteeuth 70 Del
aware avenue WAS referred TO the Street
Com mittee.
James M. Jsffsris' petition for lamp
on Fourteenth street between Claymont
end Heald streets Was referred to the
Lamp Committee.
u. r. Proctor asked permission to
erect IN Illuminated sign in front of
The Academy of Music At Tenth and
Tatnall streets, and the petition WAS re.
| fered to the Lamp Committee, with
power to act.
| Mr.. Newell called up for third read.
ing the ordiDanee changing the grade
OF part Of Fifth street, between Madi.
| son and Monroe s-sete, and 1t was pas.
sed. subject to the approval Of the
Mayor
Ms. Merris Tay lor moved that rule
30 of Council Manuel be sasp ended for
thirty days, and said that his object In
| making the motion Was to have some
one else appointed in his place as cnsir.
NJ an of the ginapce Committee, until
At ,sr he had finished his duties at the
| Legisla, ure.
Mr.. Murray objssted to the motion,
as he raid that now was the time W hen
the chairman should attend to his duty
Is membe OF the Board Of Revision,
when Mr., Taylor replied that he wanted
TO have a chairman appointed to attend
to that duty, q. IL WAS i'm possible for
him to do 80. Tse motion was then
adopted.
| Mr.. Merris Taylor also presented the
annual report OF the secretary of the
Board OF Health, and on his motion the
Printing Committee was iEstruottd t.
advertise for proposals to print three
hundred copies.ss
Mr.. Cham bers said that lie was in
structed to inanre what action the
Street Committee lad taken on the peti.
lion of the Wilmington Glass Company
In reference to transferring their rail
road track on Commerce street to the
b. & .. railroad Company, and Mr..
lAbele replied that the committee wou d
make q report before long.
il Council then adjourned.
During the evening the following or
iders were drawn: j. S. Grohe, So S8t
Groves 81 Co., s5; George A. Maxwell
$50 IS; s. u. 3mitn, S3s 80; p. Oarberry,
1919 73: j. G. BrisoD, S6; j. v. Carlisle
81 Co., S. 60; O. r. Thomas g. Co, s. 90
/ T. James Belt, SO cents; Boughman S
) Co., $40 So